The following was written for a different publication previous to Monday’s events at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Stay tuned for discussions about what happened Monday, what I saw and what it all means. When discussing the upcoming…
On law, Deadwood and Palahniuk
These days I am making my way through season 1 of Deadwood. I am only on episode 5 and I must, literally ‘must’ as I do not want to admit it, say that I am hooked. Ian McShane is marvelous…
On Violence
“I don’t think it’s out of the question that I would commit physical violence in order to defend my rightful ownership of that console,” Aunt Nina says, suddenly reverting to a kind of dead-voiced frigid calm. “But that’s not necessary,…
Due Process and the political spectacle
Edelman (1988) begins his book, more than begins as the book is about, a pessimistic assessment that your SN team has found more and more accurate as we have aged: the answer is not more communication. Many disagree thinking “citizens…
Milliken v Bradley, 1977 and Chemerinsky 2003
I have been asked to comment on a proposal for SCOTUS action based on the Chemerinsky 2003 article found in the North Carolina Law Review. Please note that while I am making some arguments, this essay is not to be…